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1128139

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railway Track: Iron and Steel
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to reports that British Steel provides 97 per cent of the steel for railway tracks, what are the implications for Network Rail if British Steel ceases to trade.
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL15953
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>Network Rail’s priority is ensuring passengers have a safe, reliable railway while delivering value for money for taxpayers. They are responsible for maintaining contingency plans to deal with a wide range of situations that could impact the effective operation of the railway.</p><p>The Department has been working closely with Network Rail for a number of weeks to understand the impacts on them. Network Rail has strong plans in place to make sure that they are able to carry out all critical work on the railway.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 05/06/2019 13:23:08 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1128141

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Colne-Skipton Railway Line
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 23 May (HL15714), why they did not answer the final part of the question about who is carrying out further studies into the possible reinstatement and reopening of the Colne–Skipton railway line; whether they will now provide that answer; why the Written Answer mentioned Andrew Stephenson MP; and what is his role in the studies referred to.
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL15955
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government has asked the CH2MC consortium comprising Jacobs, CPC, GHD, Poise and Gardiner &amp; Theobald to provide technical advice and assurance on further feasibility work to assess the freight demand and commercial viability of this scheme. This advisory support was sourced from the current Specialist Technical and Commercial Advice for Rail (STAR) Framework.</p><p> </p><p>The response to HL15714 simply reflects the fact that the Member for Pendle, Andrew Stephenson MP, has made strong representations to Ministers about the proposal to reinstate the Colne-Skipton rail link. In response the Secretary of State for Transport has visited Colne twice in the last 16 months.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 05/06/2019 13:22:30 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1128486

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: South Yorkshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many official visits (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department made to (i) Barnsley and (ii) South Yorkshire in each year since their respective appointments.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	257801
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State and the current Ministerial team have visited South Yorkshire in the following years since their respective appointments:</p><p>2016 – 1</p><p>2017 – 1</p><p>2018 – 0</p><p>2019 - 2</p><p>Previous Departmental Ministers have also visited South Yorkshire since 2016 and Ministers have met with MPs and officials from South Yorkshire in London during this time.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 05/06/2019 12:03:24 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1128536

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport: North of England
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) start and (b) end dates are for his Department's investment programmes for transport in the north by 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	257710
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government funds a wide range of transport investment in the North. The start and end dates of the main transport programmes which will benefit the North by 2020 are as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Roads Investment Fund</p></td><td><p>2015/16 to 2019/20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rail investment in Control Period 5</p></td><td><p>2014/15 to 2018/19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rail investment in Control Period 6</p></td><td><p>2019/20 to 2023/24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Large Local Majors Funding</p></td><td><p>2015/16 to 2020/21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Transforming Cities Fund</p></td><td><p>2018/19 to 2022/23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Future Mobility Zones</p></td><td><p>2018/19 to 2022/23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Growth Funding</p></td><td><p>2015/16 to 2020/21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Integrated Transport Block</p></td><td><p>2015/16 to 2020/21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Highways Maintenance Fund</p></td><td><p>2015/16 to 2020/21</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 05/06/2019 12:33:11 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1128537

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport: North of England
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how he (a) has allocated and (b) plans to allocate in each year between 2015 and 2020 the £13 billion his Department committed to spending on transport across the north of England during that period.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	257711
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government is investing over £13 billion in transport in the North between 2015 and 2020 as part of the Northern Powerhouse strategy. This comprises a range of transport improvements including major investments in the Strategic Road Network (SRN), such as the introduction of Smart Motorways, as well as major schemes on the local road network, significant investment in new rolling stock and the rail network and numerous smaller schemes funded through the Local Growth Fund and the Department’s Highways Maintenance and Integrated Transport block funding. The investment has been allocated through funding mechanisms such as the Roads Investment Strategy, rail investment programmes for Control Period 6, and block funding allocations. It is not possible to provide annual profiles as some funding is allocated on a scheme basis rather than by year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 10/06/2019 11:50:49 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1128540

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Aviation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the Civil Aviation Authority data which shows that the number of domestic aviation routes with more than 1,000 passengers per year has fallen from 228 in 2007 to 188 in 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	257747
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>Aviation in the UK operates in the private sector and it is for airlines to determine which routes they should operate. However, the Aviation 2050 consultation acknowledges the benefits regional airports and connectivity can bring to the regions and seeks views on what further actions government could take to enhance and support these connections. The consultation closes on 20 June.</p><p> </p><p>Where domestic routes have previously been squeezed out of Heathrow over time, expansion of the airport will provide an unprecedented opportunity to strengthen existing domestic connections and deliver new ones.</p><p> </p><p>The Airports National Policy Statement sets a clear expectation that an additional runway at Heathrow will deliver at least 14 domestic routes. We expect many of these connections will be commercially viable. This will ensure that regions are increasingly well connected to the capital and the UK’s biggest airport, supporting new business, tourism and cultural links across the globe.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 10/06/2019 11:13:59 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1128615

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bus Services: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Government plans to respond to the Bus Services Act 2017: accessible information consultation.
	tabling member constituency	East Lothian
	tabling member printed	Martin Whitfield
	uin	257804
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government understands the importance of accessible on-board information in helping bus passengers to travel with confidence, and in Summer 2018 published a public consultation on proposals to require its provision on local bus services throughout Great Britain.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to analyse responses to the consultation and expect to announce our next steps regarding the making of Regulations and publication of guidance later in the year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 05/06/2019 11:33:33 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4626 label Biography information for Martin Whitfield

1128259

	registered interest
	date	22/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Independent Commission on Civil Aviation Noise
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how the members of the Independent Commission on Civil Aviation Noise were selected.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	257395
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>Commissioners for the Independent Commission on Civil Aviation Noise were selected via a public appointments process in accordance with the Public Appointments Code of Practice.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 05/06/2019 12:18:49 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1128260

	registered interest
	date	22/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Independent Commission on Civil Aviation Noise
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he took to secure political impartiality when selecting members of the Independent Commission on Civil Aviation Noise; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	257396
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>All appointments to the Independent Commission on Civil Aviation Noise (ICCAN) have been made following an interview process based on the principles of merit, openness and fairness, in accordance with the Governance Code for Public Appointments. The recommended candidate for Head Commissioner was asked to step down from his position as an elected councillor before being appointed to ICCAN. The 7 principles of public life apply to all members of the Independent Commission on Civil Aviation Noise.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 05/06/2019 12:09:03 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1128261

	registered interest
	date	22/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Independent Commission on Civil Aviation Noise
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many members of the Independent Commission on Civil Aviation Noise are (a) supporters of political parties other than the Conservative party (b) women (c) from ethnic minorities and (d) below retirement age; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	257397
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>No member of the Independent Commission on Civil Aviation Noise has declared any political interest which is material and relevant to the work of the body.</p><p>On the points relating to ethnicity, gender and age, in order to prevent the association of specific personal information with individuals, the Department does not release disaggregated personal data to the level that the right honourable member has requested.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 05/06/2019 12:12:24 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms